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Building a Wooden Surfboard
In this article, Charles Loiselle explains that a surfboard is really just a small boat. The construction, the materials and the techniques will be familiar to most builders of wooden boats. |
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A Chugger and a Chigger
Who would ever guess that this little boat came about from a discussion of real minimalist cruisers conducted over a few homebrews. Still, Pat and Tim Johnson got an interesting boat. |
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Transparent Sailboat
I always wanted to build a boat by eye - without using rulers or tape measures. Peter Tapolyai has done just that with this sailing canoe and what an eye catching boat he has built. |
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The Sweet Itch
Fred Night is a smart guy. He figured out that he could get to build a lot of boats if he just named them after his grandkids. He might not have been so smart about the addiction thing. |
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Navigator Update
Our hat is off to Robie Powick. Despite a busy schedule, he has made steady progress on his Welsford Navigator. Even as he dreams of wonderful cruising grounds, he is collecting bits. |
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Kyle's Whitewater Dory
Like most of us, Martin Adams is something of a boat nut. As such when he saw an interesting looking dory parked in front of an Arizona house, he had to stop and knock on the door. |
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Outrigger Canoe
Starting with bateau.com's free canoe plans, Peter Tapolyai ended up with a cool little sailing outrigger. But the route from point A to point B is not always a straight line. |
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The Rise of Phoenix - Part 1
We met Steve Bosquette and went for a ride in his Sneakeasy "Katie" several years ago. Since then, he sold her, bought her back and is rebuilding her into a whole new boat. |
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Building
a "One Sheet Skiff"
Like a lot of fathers of boy scouts, Jerry Cashman was looking
for a good project for the two of them. The other adults weren't
impressed but he chose an OSS. |
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Adventures
with Outriggers - Part 3
Starting out with Gary Dierking's Ulua outrigger canoe, Dan
St. Gean embarked on a journey of discovery. Here is part three
of his quest for the perfect boat. |
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Dan's
Third Boat
Living at the very southern end of what is already a remote
country - New Zealand - has not kept Dan Brooks from building
several boats and using them. |